King boys hoop stops Harvey, 70-47

Rich DePreta

Published 9:21 pm, Monday, January 14, 2013

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Harvey School's Andrew Schwartz does his best to try to block a shot by King School's Guilbert Francois in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

Harvey School's Andrew Schwartz does his best to try to block a shot by King School's Guilbert Francois in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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King School's Conor Harris takes a jump shot from the corner in a boys varsity basketball game played against the Harvey School at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

King School's Conor Harris takes a jump shot from the corner in a boys varsity basketball game played against the Harvey School at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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King School's Drew Sawyer takes an outside jump shot in a boys varsity basketball game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

King School's Drew Sawyer takes an outside jump shot in a boys varsity basketball game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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King School's Angus Bass goes up for a shot in a boys varsity basketball game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

King School's Angus Bass goes up for a shot in a boys varsity basketball game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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King School's Drew Sawyer goes up for a shot in a boys varsity basketball game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

King School's Drew Sawyer goes up for a shot in a boys varsity basketball game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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King School's Guilbert Francois trying to go up for a shot under the basket in a boys varsity basketball game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

King School's Guilbert Francois trying to go up for a shot under the basket in a boys varsity basketball game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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King School's Guilbert Francois trying to go up for a shot in a boys varsity basketball game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

King School's Guilbert Francois trying to go up for a shot in a boys varsity basketball game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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King School's Conor Harris steals the ball from Harvey School's Ricky Hicks in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

King School's Conor Harris steals the ball from Harvey School's Ricky Hicks in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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King School's Nick Della Jacono takes a layup in a boys varsity basketball game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

King School's Nick Della Jacono takes a layup in a boys varsity basketball game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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King School's Drew Sawyer drives to the basket in a boys varsity basketball game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

King School's Drew Sawyer drives to the basket in a boys varsity basketball game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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Harvey School vs. King School in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

Harvey School vs. King School in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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Harvey School vs. King School in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

Harvey School vs. King School in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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King School boys varsity basketball head coach Greg Dobbs speaks to his team during a break in a game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

King School boys varsity basketball head coach Greg Dobbs speaks to his team during a break in a game against the Harvey School played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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Harvey School vs. King School in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

Harvey School vs. King School in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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Harvey School vs. King School in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

Harvey School vs. King School in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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Harvey School vs. King School in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

Harvey School vs. King School in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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Harvey School vs. King School in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

Harvey School vs. King School in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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Harvey School vs. King School in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

Harvey School vs. King School in a boys varsity basketball game played at King school, Stamford, CT on Monday January 14th, 2013

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STAMFORD -- The calendar has turned to 2013 but the King School boys basketball team is still rolling along like a well-oiled machine.

The Vikings motored to their sixth victory in the last seven games Monday night by toasting winless Harvey School, 70-47 before an enthusiastic home crowd.

"A solid team effort with lots of contributors has carried us to this point," said King head coach Greg Dobbs. "We don't win by walking the ball upcourt and running plays in the halfcourt set. We win off our defense and our rebounding. We can score a lot of points off that."

The formula was on display Monday as King's decided height advantage took a toll on a smaller Harvey (0-7) squad.

The offensive rebounding and shotblocking ability of 6-foot-4 Guilbert Francois, 6-foot-5 Chris Massucco and 6-foot-1 Nick Della Jacono along with a number of steals had King off to the races.

Senior Drew Sawyer knocked down four 3-pointers in transition among his 17 first-half points while Francois added nine points in the paint.

It added up to a cozy 48-24 intermission lead for King.

"Defense and rebounding are our top two priorities," Sawyer said. "On this year's squad, everybody know their roles. We're just like the Boston Celtics in that sense. Everybody knows exactly what they have to do. That's what I like best about our group."

The second half was more of the same as King built a 64-29 edge with 10:17 to play before letting their reserve troops gain some valuable minutes.

Sawyer finished the festivities with a game-high 25 points.

"I spent time in the summer in the weight room lifting to get stronger. But I also did shooting drills twice a day," Sawyer said. "I wanted to extend the range on my jumper as well as the accuracy.

"Those are things I must improve on to be a factor at the next level (college basketball)."

A 65-57 home victory over FAA rival Greens Farms Academy last Thursday showed Dobbs and the Vikings they will be a factor in league action to the very end.